Native Plants with Adams Garden

In this blog I will write about my experiences of using North American native plants in the residential landscape in the Mid-Atlantic US. In particular, I will focus on working with Native Annuals and Biennials and how they can add surprises to the garden.

Monday, January 23, 2012

New Seeds for 2012

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I just got in my 2012 seed order from Prairie Moon Nursery . I'm only trying five new plants this year, but as I noted in my last post,...

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Repurposing the Christmas Tree = Winter Mulch

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All decorations are off? Looks sad, but it's easy to move. Our Christmas tradition is to leave our tree up through Epiphany, a...

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Getting a Jump on Seeds for 2012

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As I was flipping through the Feb 2012 issue of Garden Gate magazine , I came across an article about winter sowing perennial seeds. While ...

Friday, December 9, 2011

Native Plants Update 2011

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Now that most of the fall chores are done, I took some time to think about how some of my native plants were doing. My main focus is on thos...

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Fall at Mount Auburn

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As the fall foliage season is coming to a close in New England I thought I would share just two of many photos I've taken at the Mount A...

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Free Fertilizer!

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Before , since I don't have as many trees in front, most to these leaves came from the street Every year at this time I see so m...

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Chokeberries, they gotta find a new name

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NOT Burning Bush! This a Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' growing at the edge of a parking lot. ...

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Curtis: Knoxville, MD, United States; After about 20 years working in the field of organic chemistry, I decided it was time to start a second career. I have always had an interest in things botanical, especially species that are native to a particular locale. I decided that the best way to follow this interest and educate others about the wonderful plants that grow in their own region was to train to become a landscape designer. I completed the Landscape Design certificate program at Harvard's Landscape Institute in 2009 and have since launched my own business, Adams Garden, where I do both design and residential landscape maintenance. In 2012 I moved to Knoxville, MD where I am continuing to evaluate native plants and work on removing invasive plants from the property. In addition to use of native plant species, I am also engaged in creating natural habitats and the use of sustainable practices in both design and maintenance.

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